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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.49666, -2.27306
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Physcia adscendens +38 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Physcia adscendens +38 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 203 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 Local cycle route
Show on map Irwell River Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Philips Park Figure 8 trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Seaford Road, Salford, Looking South
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Wildlife to spot
19,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,891 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Jelly Ear 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Scots Pine +5
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Greater Periwinkle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,891 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Jelly Ear 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Scots Pine +5
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Greater Periwinkle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Auricularia auricula-judae
Auricularia auricula-judae
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Vinca major
Vinca major
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 